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SUMMARY:8th International Conference on Duckweed Research and Applications
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260928T120000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20261002T133000Z
DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260510T212747Z
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DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nModel plant and novel crop\, the thousand faces of duckw
 eed\n \n\nWelcome to the 8th International Conference on Duckweed Researc
 h and Applications (ICDRA 2026)\, hosted in Portici (Naples)\, Italy\, fro
 m 28 September to 2 October 2026. Building on over a decade of successful 
 meetings\, ICDRA 2026 brings together researchers\, and industry professi
 onals to explore duckweed as both a model plant system and a versatile nov
 el crop.\n\nThe scientific programme spans five thematic sessions — Gene
 s\, Genomes & Evolution\; Ecology & Diversity\; Cell Biology\, Physiology 
 & Metabolisms\; Microbiome & Interactions\; and Applications — covering 
 the full breadth of current duckweed science\, from fundamental genomics t
 o real-world applications in food\, feed\, bioremediation\, and bioenergy.
 \n\nThis edition carries a special significance: 2026 marks the centenary 
 of the birth of Elias Landolt (1926–2013)\, the Swiss geobotanist whose 
 monographic work on the Lemnaceae laid the foundation of modern duckweed t
 axonomy — and in whose honour the genus Landoltia was named. A dedicated
  commemorative session will feature a tribute by PD Dr. Klaus-J. Appenroth
  (Friedrich Schiller University Jena)\, longtime collaborator and friend o
 f Landolt.\n\nThe conference features a distinguished lineup of invited sp
 eakers\, including plenary speaker Prof. Robert A. Martienssen (Cold Sprin
 g Harbor Laboratory\, USA) alongside invited talks by Arturo Marí-Ordóñ
 ez (GMI\, Austria)\, Shuqing Xu (University of Mainz\, Germany)\, Eric Lam
  (Rutgers University\, USA)\, Anthony Bishopp (University of Nottingham\, 
 UK)\, Metha Meetam (Mahidol University\, Thailand)\, and K. Sowjanya Sree 
 (Central University of Kerala\, India).\n\nWe look forward to welcoming yo
 u to Naples — where science meets history\, culture\, and the best pizza
  in the world.\n\nhttps://indico.unina.it/event/117/
LOCATION:Department of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Napoli F
 ederico II\, Portici\, Italy Sala Cinese
URL:https://indico.unina.it/event/117/
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